44th Annual Pilsen East Artists Open house - Friday, October 10th

Pilsen is a unique neighborhood in Chicago. Historic industrial buildings where is home to Artists with diverse media. Every year, during the Pilsen East Artists's Open House, the Chicago Art District (CAD) comes alive with people walking down the streets, filling the studio and galleries and share the amazing art of Chicago. The Pilsen East Artists's Open House is not only a unique opportunity to view the works of professional artists in the intimate venue of their own work studios, but also a chance for the artists to network, meet the art-going public and speak to them about their pieces. Fountainhead Lofts Building which is part of CAD, will be showcasing works by CAD resident artists and its located at 1932 South Halsted, Studio #202  - Friday, October 10th from 6pm-10pm

Feel free to go on below link to have all the information you might need for the event.

Type "Sarvin" on the "Search Events" part to get my bio, statement and some images :) hope to see you all there....

http://chicagoartsdistrict.org/events_main.asp

Sarvin Haghighi's Rumi Series will be part of London Biennale 2015

It is with pleasure to announce that two of my pieces from the Rumi Series have been selected through a juried committee to be featured in London Biennale 2015. This will take place from January 20th to January 25th 2015 at the Chelsea Old Town Hall on the King's Road in Chelsea, London. In 2013, the Biennale was a great success, acclaimed by the public and also by international art critics. The selection of 140+ artists represented 21 century in all its styles, expressions and forms. It's really exciting to be part of this amazing event in one of the most artistic cities in the world. This is just the start of the Global buzz for Rumi Series.... working on new pieces of the same series currently - Images to be shared soon

http://www.londonbiennale.co.uk

Frank Gehry's Guggenheim, shines in the heart of Bilbao...

There are so many amazing cities to visit within Spain . As for me, I always wanted to go to Bilbao for one and only reason ; to visit Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum up close and once I was in front of it, I found it even more mesmerizing than the images we all have seen.  The amazing Canadian/American architect has created a masterpiece using titanium, limestone and glass and has designed the seemingly random curves of the exterior in a way to catch the light and react to the sun and the weather. In fact, the building is more easily read than it first appears, to the south, the dialogue is with the city, stones, rectangles windows alined, to the north there is empathy with water; fluid shapes. When volumes are separated figurative silhouettes appear and although the metallic form of the exterior looks almost floral from above, from the ground the building resembles a boat, evoking the past industrial life of the port of Bilbao. Make sure to visit this amazing building on different time of the day. My favorite is by far when the sun is setting. You will be able to see the magic of Frank Gehry with lights and the way he plays with them... Make sure to watch "Sketches of Frank Gehry" - An inspiring documentary by Sydney Pollack.